Did I mention that many in Europe commonly mistake "highest paid" for "best"? Don't feel bad, it's a common mistake. Now when I was in MoBay in July for Sumfest....that was a party and there were many, many Europeans there who agreed.
The first link was referring to quality.. the other three to show that the USA also appreciates EDM (as it does many other music styles).. the last link referred to money..
Maybe I'm not as well travelled as you are, but IME money has always had a direct link to quality when it comes to measurable professional services rendered, so the last link confirmed for me, the relation between quality and money. The best athletes are paid the best, the best lawyers are paid the best, the best are paid the best.... when I define the best; this is not only in relation to their performance, but even more in relation to their economic worth (best athletes sell most merchandise; best laywers get you the best legal results, you get the picture...)
Re what you do or do not like about parties... now we're getting into territory of taste... for which as we all know there is no accounting, no right or wrong.. Nobody would or could fault you or anybody else for having a different taste of different definition of what constitutes 'a party'
The point you made initially is that Europeans didn't know how to party... I simply disagree and provided some evidence..
Let's all get back to the scheduled programming